Levantine Grain Salad (Kisir)

Ingredients

500ml (2 cups) Massel Chicken Style Liquid Stock
2 tbsp tomato paste
1/2 tsp chilli powder
170g (1 cup) burgurl
1 Lebanese cucumber, seeded, finely diced
2 tomatoes, seeded, finely diced
3 green shallots, thinly sliced
1 cup firmly packed fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves, roughly chopped
1/4 cup firmly packed fresh mint leaves, roughly chopped
2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
2 tbsp pomegranate molasses
1 tbsp lemon juice, plus lemon wedges to serve

Method

Place stock, tomato paste and chilli powder in a medium saucepan over high heat. Bring to the boil, stirring occasionally to dissolve the paste.

Place burgurl in a large heatproof bowl. Pour over hot stock mixture and stir to combine. Set aside for 10 mins to allow stock to absorb. Fluff with a fork to separate grains. Set aside to cool.

Place cucumber, tomato, shallot, parsley, mint and burgurl in a large bowl. Whisk oil, molasses and lemon juice in a jug. Season. Pour over salad and toss well to combine. Serve immediately with lemon wedges or refrigerate for 2 hours to allow flavours to develop.